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Preventive Intervention: Preschoolers At-risk for Learning Difficulties

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2016

Ayshe Talay-Ongan
Ayshe Talay-Ongan*
Affiliation:
Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University
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Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Dr Ayshe Talay-Ongan, Institute of Early Childhood, Macquarie University NSW 2109
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Abstract

The paper reviews various conditions which are associated with learning difficulties such as attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity, and developmental language disorders, contending that many of these processes are developmental in nature and hence can be traced to early childhood years. The significance of “potential”; academic learning difficulties is stressed and role of preventive intervention as a model of ongoing practice for early childhood educators is proposed.

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Research Article
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Australasian Journal of Special Education , Volume 18 , Issue 2 , 1994 , pp. 11 - 20
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Copyright © The Australian Association of Special Education 1994

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